[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1136, 420], "category": "Text", "text": "The lack of educational opportunities is a major limitation, especially when it comes to secondary education. Enrolment rates are still low: it is around 23% in the first cycle of secondary education and in the second cycle of secondary education it is 6.6% in the general system and 5.6% in the technical-vocational route²⁵. The gender inequality index in secondary school is 0.85, indicating that, as the cycle's progress, the data begins to reveal greater gender disparities. In 2019, 79,9% of boys accessed secondary compared to 69,7% of girls²⁶. This is associated with social, cultural and gender norms, in particular with the social expectation that girls should become wives, mothers and housewives at an early age. In Angola, 35% of girls are pregnant and 30% are married before they turn 19. Poverty is also a crucial factor preventing girls from accessing and completing education, with those living in remote areas or belonging to ethnic minorities facing greater disadvantages. Girls' vulnerabilities manifest themselves in a vicious cycle²⁷."}, {"bbox": [96, 429, 1136, 539], "category": "Text", "text": "There is a lack of reliable and up-to-date information on persons with disabilities in education and employment in Angola. According to the 2014 census, people with disabilities represented 2.5% of the total population (56% male and 44% female), while the most recent global prevalence estimate by the World Health Organisation (WHO) indicates that 16% of the total population has a severe disability²⁸."}, {"bbox": [96, 549, 234, 576], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Thematic area"}, {"bbox": [96, 587, 1136, 803], "category": "Text", "text": "The government, aware of these challenges, has set clear objectives for the development of human capital and the promotion of employment, especially among young people. The NDP 2023-2027 aims at integrating young people into the country's economic, political, social and cultural growth. Efforts include creating a National Employment Plan, improving employment centres and services, and strengthening the National System for Qualifications to modernise and improve Angola's infrastructures and capacities for sustainable development. In terms of inclusion and gender equality, the NDP aims to promote technical and vocational training to facilitate the employability and integration of people with disabilities as well as at reducing the gender gap in education and increasing the employability of women through training."}, {"bbox": [96, 812, 1136, 1186], "category": "Text", "text": "Angola's NDP also prioritises sustainable development, climate change mitigation, and environmental protection. Key strategies include creating a resilient ecosystem, promoting renewable energy, enhancing sustainable agricultural practices, and managing water resources effectively. The NDP also emphasises biodiversity preservation and the transition to low-carbon energy sources. Angola is committed to the Paris Agreement, thus contributing to global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapt to climate change. For this, Angola's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) encompasses both unconditional and conditional measures for the reduction of GHG emissions and the adaptation of its territory and communities to the adverse impacts of climate change. Two thematic areas where the government intends to act are the training of teachers and educators on climate change and circular economy and the integration of climate change education and circular economy principles in the school curricula, as education is an essential component and a facilitator for responding to an increasing demand for green skills. Increasing the availability of green skills will support the green transition in key value chains and strengthen Angola to meet its climate targets and to build better climate resilience. Priority 10.5 of the NDP promotes an environmental sustainability policy to prevent risks, protect ecosystems and biodiversity, fight climate change, and promote circular economy, and environmental education."}, {"bbox": [96, 1196, 424, 1224], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## EU effort with the Global Gateway"}, {"bbox": [96, 1235, 1136, 1396], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of the implementation of the Global Gateway strategy in Angola, the EU is seeking to close the gap between the supply of qualified people and the demand of the labour market. The EU intervention focuses on economic diversification supporting key sectors (such as agriculture, transport, renewable energies, and green and circular economy), including the development of the Lobito Corridor. In Angola, the Corridor (1,344 km) crosses four provinces (Benguela, Huambo, Bié, Moxico), home to 8 million people (25% of Angola's population) concentrating almost 20% of Angola's companies."}, {"bbox": [96, 1405, 1136, 1488], "category": "Text", "text": "The ongoing TVET support programme \"Revitalisation of Technical Education and Vocational Training (Revitalização do Ensino Técnico e da Formação Profissional - RETFOP)\", in partnership with I.P. Camões and Expertise France, is an example of the EU efforts to support skills development in Angola. It has been instrumental"}, {"bbox": [85, 1531, 630, 1555], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁵ Plano de Desenvolvimento do Capital Humano de Angola 2022-2035."}, {"bbox": [85, 1554, 1113, 1602], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁶ https://secretariadoexecutivo.cplp.org/media/rnlirqym/angola_diagnostico-da-igualdade-de-genero-em-angola-2022-1.pdf\n(accessed 27/06/2024)"}, {"bbox": [85, 1602, 750, 1626], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁷ Data of National Institute of Statistics (Instituto Nacional De Estatísticas – INE), 2022"}, {"bbox": [85, 1624, 667, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁸ WHO (2022). Global report on Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities."}, {"bbox": [1037, 1681, 1145, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 6 of 30"}]